LANTEK User Manual - Ideal Industries

Chapter 3
Structured Cable Field Calibration and Testing
To view an Autotest graph:
1. Configure the Autotest Preferences.
2. In Autotest Preferences, make sure the Save Graphs checkbox is selected.
3. Press AUTOTEST. Upon completion of the test suite for the cable type selected,
the Overall Autotest results screen displays.
4. To display tabular data, highlight the desired test result (the NEXT test) and press
ENTER.
5. To display a graph of the tabular data, highlight the tabular data of interest (pairs
7, 8 and 3, 6) and press ENTER.
6. The graph will always open with the cursor positioned on the worst case margin. In
this example, the cursor is positioned on the horizontal axis at 215.00 MHz.
7. Press ESCAPE to return to the previous screen.
Figure 3-7: Typical Autotest Graphic Display
Graph Formats, Layouts, and Controls
Graphs are useful for observing the relationship between two network cable
parameters, actual measured parameters and predefined worst case margins.
There are two different graph formats: single and dual plot.
Single Plot
Dual Plot
Figure 3-8: Single and Dual Plot Graphic Display
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